Georgia § 17-13-38 - Forfeiture of bail bond.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 17-13-38 — Forfeiture of bail bond., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17-13-38. Forfeiture of bail bond.
If the prisoner is admitted to bail and fails to appear and surrender himself according to the conditions of his bond, the judge or magistrate, by proper order, shall declare the bond forfeited and order his immediate arrest without warrant if he is within the state. Recovery may be had on the bond in the name of the state as in the case of other bonds given by the accused in criminal proceedings within this state. (Ga. L. 1951, p. 726, § 18.)
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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